Four-try Barnes ease out the Wild Geese

Barnes .............. 26 London Irish ..16

move by Barnes, and five minutes later, Collins barged his way through a sloppy Irish line to finish off a well-worked try.

Irish started the second half well, as George Owen blazed down the left flank to dot down eight minutes after the restart, Hodgkinson converting.

However on 58 minutes Barnes regained their grip on the game. Martey sprinted down the left and passed to Alteriac just yards from the line, who touched down for a try that Williams-Davies could not quite convert. BARNES’ poor discipline almost cost them dear against London Irish Wild Geese at Barn Elms, giving up nine points through penalties in the first half.

Tries from Gareth Williams-Davies, Robbie Martey, Jamie Collins and Edouard Alteriac earned Barnes the win they desperately needed in this basement battle.

Pete Hodgkinson opened the scoring with a penalty from 25 yards after ten minutes, before adding another 12 minutes later from close range.

Williams-Davies scored the first try of the game on 25 minutes, showing quick feet to shimmy through the Irish defence and score between the posts, before adding the extras himself.

Hodgkinson notched his third penalty of the day from almost the same spot as his first, guiding the ball through the posts.

But on 35 minutes Martey scored the second try of the game after a good